Words Like MASTOID

We have put together a list of words that are similar to MASTOID.

4 Alternative Words Similar to mastoid

1 Mastoidal Adjective      Synonym Words Like Mastoidal
2 Outgrowth Adjective      Synonym Words Like Outgrowth
3 Process Adjective      Synonym Words Like Process
4 Appendage Adjective      Related Words Like Appendage

10 definitions of mastoid

1 Teat-like; shaped like a nipple: specifically applied in anatomy to a part or process of the temporal bone, from its shape in man. See below.
2 The mastoid part or process of the temporal bone: in adult man, a conical nipplelike bony prominence below and behind the orifice of the ear, to which the sternoclido-mastoid, trachelomastoid, digastric, and other muscles are attached, and which is grooved for the passage of the occipital artery.
3 A distinct bone of the skull of some of the lower vertebrates, regarded by Owen as homologous with the mammalian mastoid.
4 Same as pterotic.
5 Of or relating to the mastoid process.
6 The mastoid process.
7 Shaped like a breast or nipple.
8 relating to or resembling a nipple
9 process of the temporal bone behind the ear at the base of the skull
10 of or relating to or in the region of the mastoid process
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